Resilient construction for articles of furniture



April 23, 1946. A. CESLOWITZ RESILIENT CONSTRUCTION FOR AN ARTICLE OFFURNITURE Filed 001;. 17, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 7 V IN V EN TOR. A rahamCasio wz'tz his ATTORNEX I A. CESLOWITZ April 23,1946.

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Patented Apr. 23, 1946 RESILIENT. CONSTRUCTION Foe ARTICLES- OFFURNITUREAbraham Geslowitz, New York, N". Y. Application October 17, 1942.,Serial No... 162,353

2 Claims.

My invention relates; to furniture, and more:

particularly to a resilient; construction. for. an article of furniture,such as a chair, a beda couch, asofa orthe like; x

An object" of my inventionzis to provide a resilient construction ofabove described type, for ex.-

ample. a seat or a back restof a chair,.which.may

be. readily manufactured without theme ofmetallic springs. l

Another object of my inventioniis to provide a resilient. constructionofabove describedtype, by means of which any damage; to the. upholstery.by the springs used may beravoided.

A further object of my invention is toprovid a resilient construction ofabove described: type, which may be manufactured.atrlowcosts:

The above mentioned objects and advantages: as well as other' bjectsandtadvantages' will be more fully disclosedin the; followingspecification reference being had to the accompanying draw- Fig. 5 is aperspective view of a laminated auxiliary spring, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a laminated main spring.

Referring now to the drawings, Ill generally indicates the frame of anarm-chair having the four rails I2, l4, l6 and I8 connected with eachother in conventional manner. v

As best shown in Fig. 2, an upper transverse bar 26 and a lowertransverse bar 22 are secured to the front rail [2 at a certain distancefrom each other; likewise an upper transverse bar 24 and a lowertransverse bar 26 are secured to the back rail [6 at a certain distancefrom each" other. Spacing members 28 secured to the front rail l2 arearranged at intervals in the space between the bars 20 and 22, andsimilar spacing members 30 secured to the back rail I6 are ar- I natedmain prings :32 extending in the longitudinal-directionofthe chair.Theeends of said;1aminated main springs 32 arranged in the; spaces.

formed by; two spacing: members. and; the upper and lower'transverserbarszslidably rest on the; lower transversegbars 2-2=and-. 26;respectively. The length of each mainispringiis somewhat shorten than.the a distance: between the front raill2 1 and back, rail, I16, so that.the mainsprings slidably resting on the, lower: transversebars mayexpand: in the longitudinal directionofthe. chair under the load of anoccupant. Each. main spring 32 is provided with a plurality'of-bores,3.4 li'lexible means: or strings 36,. 3,65,, 36" attached. to. the

rails; -by,.nails 36 or the: like. pass. through said bores; 34 of the.main springs. 32' for holding; Same intheir position. l a i M A.laminated: auxiliary: spring: 4|] is secured to eacha main. spring; 32:;The. auxiliary springs: 40 are arranged-in: such, a. manner, that thelower surface of' their; laminated arms; 42; and: 4.4 is.

at a certain distance from a webbing 46 attached to the lower portion ofthe frame when the springs are in their normal position shown in Fig. 2,and thatsaid arms 42 and 44 come into engagement with said webbing 46when the springs are under the load of an occupant.

A pad 48 consisting of a layer 50 of burlap, a layer 52 of hair and alayer 54 of muslin is secured to the rails l2, l4, l6 and I8 by nails.The pad 48 rests on the main springs 32.

The above described resilient seat construction is covered by layers. 56and 58 of covering material, such as leather or fabric, attached'to Ithe frame in suitable manner,

If desired, the auxiliary springs 46 may be omitted, so that theresilient construction has only the main springs 32.

My resilient construction may also be used for the back-rests of chairs.For example, the backrest 60 of the chair shown in Fig. 2 is providedwith .a resilient construction similar to that shown in cross-sectionfor the seat of the chair, which, however, has only the main springs 62.

Fig. 4 illustrates a 'difierent embodiment of the support cooperatingwith the arms 42 and 44 of the auxiliary spring 40. Instead of thewebbing 46 shown in Fig. 2, two transverse supporting bars 64 secured tothe side rails l4 and I8 are used in the embodiment shown in Fig. 4.

The laminated main springs 32 and the laminated auxiliary springs 46used in the resilient construction shown in the drawings are made ofwood. Preferably, the main and auxiliary springs are connected with eachother by an adhesive.

As best shown in Fig. 6, the main spring 32 is made of a wooden barhaving a solid end portion 66. The remaining portion or the bar isslotted, by sawing for example, so as to form a plurality of leaves 68extending throughout the entire length of the bar from said solid endportion 66 to the other end of the bar and being slidable upon eachother. v v I The wooden bodylofthe auxiliary spring 40 has a solidcenter portion 1!], and the arms 42 and 44 extending from said centerportion on each side thereof are slotted from said center portion totheir free ends, whereby a plurality of. leaves 72 and 14 slidable uponeach other is formed;

If desired, the laminated main spring shown in Fig. 6 may have its solidportion at an intermediate point or in the center instead of at the end,and the bar forming the spring i divided into a plurality of leaves oneach side of the solid portion. iv

Furthermore, it may be mentioned that the resilient construction shownin the drawin s is not limited to the use in seats or back-rests ofchairs. The resilient construction may also be used in beds or couchesor -sfas or the like,

wherever a portion of the article of furniture shallhave a certainresiliency.

I have described preferred embodiments of my invention, but it is clearthat numerous changes and omissions may be made without departing ofauxiliary springs, each of said auxiliary springs being connected withone of said laminated main springs, supporting means connected with saidframe and arranged adjacent said auxiliary springs, said auxiliaryspring being capable of engagement with said supporting means when undera load acting on said laminated main springs, each of said auxiliarysprings being made of a body of wood having a solid portion, and theremaining portion of each body of wood being slotted so as to form aplurality of substantially parallel leaves slidable upon each other uponan engagement of the auxiliary spring with the supporting means.

2. A resilient construction for an article of furniture comprising: aframe, a series of spaced laminated main springs, each of said mainsprings being made of a bar of wood, each bar having a solidportion, theremaining portion of each bar being slotted so as to form a plurality ofat least three substantially parallel leaves slidable upon each other,the ends of said main springs being carried by said frame, and a seriesof auxiliary springs, each of said auxiliary springs being connectedwith one of said laminated main springs, supporting means connected withsaid frame and arranged adjacent said auxiliary springs, said auxiliarysprings being capable of engagement with said supporting means whenunder a load,

ABRAHAM CESLOWITZ.

